Sweet Potato Burritos

Tish's Note:

Serve these vegetarian burrito's with sour cream, chopped green onions and salsa. For vegan burritos, omit the cheese and sour cream

• Total Time: 37 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 cups canned kidney beans, drained
• 2 cups water
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 4 teaspoons prepared mustard
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 4 cups cooked and mashed sweet potatoes
• 12 10-inch flour tortillas, warmed
• 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese, optional
• sour cream, optional
• green onion, optional
• salsa, optional

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Heat oil in a medium skillet, and saute onion and garlic in until soft.
3. Stir in beans, and mash.
4. Gradually stir in water, and heat until warm.
5. Remove from heat, and stir in the chili powder, cumin, mustard, cayenne pepper and soy sauce.
6. Divide bean mixture and mashed sweet potatoes evenly between the warm flour tortillas.
7. Top with cheese.
8. Fold up tortillas burrito style.
9. Bake for 12 minutes in the preheated oven, and serve.

Reviews

[Kozmic Blues]

I’m a vegetarian so I knew I would love these burritos. My family however, is not. Wasn’t sure how they would react to these, but they loved them! I think the sweetness of the potatoes mixed with the smoky heat of the cumin and chili powder went together really well. I had to omit the cayenne, and use my milder chili powder to suit the crowd I was cooking this for. When I make these just for me, I will add the full heat back, amybe even a little more! Overall, I think this was a great vegetarian alternative to one of my favorite Mexican foods.

[LittleBitGranola]

This recipe was one of the best surprises on Recipezaar and now I make it almost every other week. My husband loves it with guacamole which sounds weird but is really good. You can also serve it as a layered dip and eat it with tortilla chips. Thanks for posting!!!

[cricketbird]

Followed this recipe to a 'T' and it was fantastic!! We've also used just the bean mixture on nachos, and fantastic as well. Thanks for the delicious posting Tish!!